Turiya – The Fourth Beyond the Three
- Sukhdev Virdee
- Jul 21
- 2 min read
Waking.
Dreaming.
Deep Sleep.
Three states.
Three masks.
Three waves rising and falling in the ocean of Consciousness.
But You?
You are not the waking body.
Not the dreaming mind.
Not the sleeping void.
You are the One that witnesses all three.
You are Turiya —
The Fourth.
Ever-present.
Beyond.
In Waking, You Observe the World
Eyes open.
Hands move.
Thoughts dance like bees around flowers of desire.
But can you see that even this—
this body in motion,
this story unfolding—
is being watched?
You are not the character.
You are the screen.
In Dreaming, You Create Worlds
The laws of physics bend.
Mountains fly.
You meet long-lost loved ones in invisible cities.
But even here,
something is aware of the dream.
Who is that silent witness
as dreams rise and fade?
That, too, is You.
In Deep Sleep, All Disappears
No thoughts.
No names.
No memories.
Just blankness.
But when you awaken,
you say,
“I slept well.”
Who knew sleep had happened?
Who remained through the nothing?
Even in that black silence,
You were.
You Are the One Constant
Everything changes.
Body, thoughts, emotions, time.
But You?
The Knowingness?
The Awareness?
Never changes.
That which knows all states
is itself stateless.
That which perceives time
is itself timeless.
That which observes birth and death
was never born and can never die.
Why This Matters
The world appears.
You play your part.
You laugh, cry, build, break.
But if you forget who you are—
if you identify with the passing—
you’ll suffer.
You’ll feel tossed between waking struggle,
dreaming illusions,
and the brief forgetfulness of sleep.
But when you recognize Turiya—
when you abide as the Witness—
you rest.
You don’t withdraw from life.
You move through it,
but as the sky, not the clouds.
As Being, not becoming.
The Mandukya Upanishad Whispers:
“Turiya is not that which is conscious of the inner world,
nor that which is conscious of the outer world,
nor that which is conscious of both.
It is not a mass of consciousness.
It is not simple consciousness.
It is beyond perception.
It is beyond thought.
It is peace.
It is bliss.
It is the Self.”
How to Rest as Turiya
You don’t have to become the Self.
You already are.
You don’t have to silence the mind.
You only need to notice that you are aware of it.
You don’t need a special experience.
You only need to recognize the ever-present experiencer.
Right now,
who is aware of this screen?
This body?
This breath?
Rest as that.
That is Turiya.
The Fourth.
The Eternal.
You.
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